Expand Your Horizons With Ancast's Resources

Welcome to Ancast’s Resources Hub, a treasure trove designed to expand your horizons in the dynamic realm of broadcast media. Immerse yourself in Ben’s engaging weekly podcast series, where industry professionals, recruiters, academics, and graduates share inspiring stories and practical tips, providing a unique journey of insights to fuel your passion and confidence. Additionally, explore our downloadable exclusive content and resources carefully curated by Ben. From insightful guides to handy cheat sheets and one-pagers, these resources are crafted to complement your learning journey in the broadcast media industry. Dive in and elevate your knowledge and skills with Ancast’s rich collection of resources.

Podcast

Tune into Ben’s podcast series for a dose of inspiration and practical tips from industry professionals, recruiters, academics, and graduates. Each episode is a unique journey, offering insights and stories to fuel your passion and confidence in the broadcast media world.

Series 3 - Changing Landscapes

What Have You Built? A Pre-MPTS Reckoning on Broadcast AI

The 2026 Vision Board, the Webinar, and the Prophecy

Bonus: Delivering a new Smart TV App on a National Streaming Platform

AI, Cloud & the Future of Broadcast | Padraig O’Donovan (Layercake)

The Long Game: From VCR cue dots to broadcast AI

The Anthropic Stack: Claude, Code & the SaaSpocalypse

Nowcasting for Broadcast: From UC Berkeley Theory to Real-World Revenue

🎙️ BONUS EPISODE: Multi-Agent AI Transforming Live Broadcast

Why Broadcast AI Fails: Not Technology, It's Change Management

Orchestrate, Don't Automate: Your 2026 Broadcast AI Roadmap

From UC Berkeley to DevStream Labs: Building AI-Powered Products

YouTube Light Years Ahead: Broadcasters and AI Implementation

🎯 From IBC Networking to Production AI: Amira Labs Special

Supervised Learning for FAST Channels: AI to Real Revenue

Building the Software-Defined Broadcast Facility — with the DMF concept

AI Voice Concierge: From Summer Webinar to Client Deployments

AI and Accessibility: Paul Markham on 25 Years of Broadcast Innovation

6 Weeks in Japan | Building Studios, AI & Why Human Connection Still Wins

🇯🇵 Sayonara Japan: AI & Broadcasting’s Next Frontier

Fukuoka Startup Energy: When a Data Scientist Changes Everything

Broadcast AI in Japan — Engineer Cafe Insights & Fukuoka's Tech Fortnight

From Sony Walkmans to 8K Dreams: My Journey to Japan's Startup Capital

The $30 Billion Meltdown: How Streaming Just Killed Traditional TV

IBC 2025: How AI, AWS & Amsterdam Are Minting The Next Media Unicorns

Requirements to Algorithms: Why BA's Are ML Ops' Secret Weapon

Broadcast Standards: Evolving from Vendor Control to Open Collaboration

Vibe Coding Revolution: Testing Loveable, Replit & Cursor + Framer

Broadcast in the Cloud — My 2015 AWS Journey

Where's It All Going? The Good, Bad & Ugly of AI's Future

The AI Gold Rush — Where Are The Biggest Opportunities?

The AI Consultant's Trifecta — Building Agents, Enterprise Workshops & Client Reality

Post-Course Momentum: AI Agents, Capstone Wins & What's Next

Broadcast: State of the Nation — IR35, AI & The Changing Face of Contracting

Berkeley Graduate, AI Summit Insider, Capstone Complete: My Trilogy

AI at Scale: What Broadcasters Can Learn from Vodafone

AI Strategy in Action: Broadcast Lessons & Startup Playbooks

AI on the Move: Robotics, Broadcast & Reinforcement Learning

Lab Week Deep Dive: RAG Chatbots, Agents & Low-Code AI

AI in the Wild — Vision, Language & Industry Sync (Week 4 at Berkeley)

Neural Networks & Teachable Machines — Week 3 at Berkeley

Machine Learning & Momentum — Week 2 at Berkeley

Starting Out at Berkeley: Module 1 Reflections

Bonus Episode: My First Broadcast Contract Retrospective

Consulting in the Age of AI — Skills, Shifts & Strategy

Building AI-Powered Digital Products

The AI Content Pipeline: Building Smarter, Faster, and at Scale

Welcome Back: My Journey into AI & the Future of Media

The Future of Ancast: AI, Broadcast, and What's Next

Series 2 - The Broadcast Network

How to leverage your broadcast media network connections and thrive with Ben Anchor

Starting a broadcast consultancy firm 'Hawk Media Partnership' with Angus Blackwood.

Being an apprentice and mentoree supported me in engineering with Amber Holbrook

Panel talk on IBC with Paul Markham, Tony Dotchin, Jonathan Marshall and Phil Hodgetts

Broadcast technology projects in large and small companies with Jeremy Smiths

Redefining the news by Volv Media with Priyanka Vazirani and Shannon Almeida

How project skills aquired in broadcast media transcend industry with Kim Billings

Complexities of IP over the Internet for Linear TV Contribution with Joseph Nunwa

Starting in audio before moving onto TV and different roles with Deborah Jackson

Commercial deal negotiations with major broadcast projects with Kevin Moroney

Getting your LinkedIn created for anyone in broadcast media with Karen Tisdell

Diversity and well-being within broadcast plus support networks with Tanya Rai

Being a radio host and what it's like interviewing people with Toby Gribben

Global cloud architecture and IP in broadcast companies with Paul Markham.

Getting on top of post-production engineering game with Hannah Chambers

Series 1 - Paying it Forwards

Helping people in broadcast media careers and why it matters with Ben Anchor.

The first break in TV for newcomers especially in pandemic times with Julian Dismore.

A little luck in getting your broadcast media career off the ground with Georgina Parren

The 80's & 90's broadcast news journalism and moving to podcasting with Jim Herlihy

Journey through broadcast management roles and where it started with Anastasija Saprygina

Writing a web exclusive drama series that's based in the far east with Todd Sullivan

Sound engineer to broadcast and production management roles with Stephen Furness.

A 37 year long broadcast lighting career same trade and company with Brad Dickson

Broadcast project management and some of the biggest in the industry with Melissa Carr

Got into the industry with no formal qualifications and how it's possible with Richard Midson

Career fundamentals of being happy in your job with life coaching Leanne Villani

Broadcast recruitment and a deep dive on the hiring process with Phil Hodgetts.

Offering film making opportunities in a software company with Grace Amodeo.

A new broadcast media graduate recalls landing your first industry job with Andy Besbrode

Being an independent producer and lecturing broadcast journalism with Michael Kosmides

Hollywood shoots and talent scouting what casting directors are all about with Jaimie Beebe

Successful broadcast candidates and what it means to develop them with Natasha Monaghan

Ad-lib presenting telecasts to video production & film-making with George Siegal

From academia to the broadcast media industry and back with Laura Whitaker

Advice for broadcast media graduates going into the industry with Lefteris Heretakis

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